Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 1088 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Coal Mining in County Durham
Covering Dates: 1945-1993
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- Miscellaneous documents
- Key and General Illustrations (Ref: D/X 1088/1-5)
- Diagrams connected with the section 'Walking in Colliery Villages' (Ref: D/X 1088/6-14)
- Diagrams of various Durham Colliery Villages and Collieries (Ref: D/X 1088/15-24)
- Geology (Ref: D/X 1088/25-27)
- Plans of Durham Coalfield showing employment and collieries in operation (Ref: D/X 1088/28-32)
- Uses and derivatives of coal (Ref: D/X 1088/33-34)
- Brick and Tile Works (Ref: D/X 1088/35-37)
- Coke and Chemical Works (Ref: D/X 1088/38-39)
- Iron Works (Ref: D/X 1088/40)
- Open-cast Mining (Ref: D/X 1088/41-42)
- Waggonways (Ref: D/X 1088/43)
- Plans not used in the Text (Ref: D/X 1088/44-48)
- Miscellaneous Items (Ref: D/X 1088/49-56)
Catalogue Description
Records given5 January 1995 Acc: 2257(D)
These records consist of maps, diagrams and background information most of which were used for Coal Mining in County Durham produced by Durham County Environmental Education Curriculum Study Group in co-operation with the Northern Echo, published May 1993
[page references given refer to this book]
Catalogue Contents
Key and General Illustrations (Ref: D/X 1088/1-5)Ref: D/X 1088/1
Key for all maps [page 6], May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 2 cm. [1:50,000]
(1 sheet, tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/2Colliery illustration for the contents page of Coal Mining in County Durham [page 4], May 1993
(1 paper, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)
Ref: D/X 1088/3Illustration (showing children studying a colliery) for the title page of the section 'Walking in Colliery Villages' [page 5], May 1993
(1 paper, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)
Ref: D/X 1088/4Illustration (showing a miner sitting on his son's bed) for a song entitled 'Don't go down the mine, dad' [page 104], May 1993
(1 paper, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)
Ref: D/X 1088/5Composite illustration for the chapter heading 'Allied Industries - Dependence on Coal' [page 157], May 1993
(1 paper, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)
Diagrams connected with the section 'Walking in Colliery Villages' (Ref: D/X 1088/6-14)Ref: D/X 1088/6Plan of Beamish village showing the route of a walk described on page 28-31, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 9.5 cm. [1:10526]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 22.5 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/7Plan of Bowburn and Shincliffe showing the route of a walk described on page 27, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 7 cm. [1:14286]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/8Plan of Butterknowle showing the routes of two walks described on pages 12-15, May 1993
Scale: 0.5 km. to 4.5 cm. [1:11111]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/9Plan of the coastal walkway (extracted with permission from East Durham Heritage Trails and Walkways published by East Durham Community Arts and Easington District Council), described on pages 44-49, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 1.5 cm. [1:66667]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 21.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/10Plan of Croxdale showing a walk described on pages 32-35, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 8 cm. [1:12500]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/11Plan and copy of Evenwood walkabout described on pages 9-11, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/12Plan of Murton showing the route of a walk described on pages 54-55, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 5.7 cm. [1:17544]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/13Plan of Sacriston showing the route of a walk described on pages 40-42, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/14Plan of Seaham showing the route of a walk described on page 43, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Diagrams of various Durham Colliery Villages and Collieries (Ref: D/X 1088/15-24)Ref: D/X 1088/15Diagram and copy of the undersea workings at Easington Colliery [page 141], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/16Plan of Ferryhill, East Howle [page 38], May 1993
Scale: 200 metres to 4 cm. [1:5000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/17Plan of Ferryhill showing sites associated with the former Dean and Chapter Colliery [page 36], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/18Diagram and copy of a reclaimed colliery site (Dean and Chapter, Ferryhill) now an industrial estate with a total workforce of 50 in 1991 [page 168], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/19Plan of Cassop and Kelloe [page 150], May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/20Plan, and copy, of Cockfield showing the Butterknowle Marsfield Colliery Railway in June 1950 [page 158], May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 4 cm. [1:25000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/21Plan of Crook Station, Bankfoot and lines to the north, drawn by P. Taylor [page 163], n.d. [1993]
Scale: 200 metres to 4.5 cm. [1:4444]
(1 paper, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm.)
Ref: D/X 1088/22Plan, and copy, of Crook and Roddymoor [page 62], May 1993
Scale: 1 km to 4 cm. [1:25000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/23Plan (based on that of Ristorey) showing the coal mines of Tow Law as remembered by Robert L. Graham [page 153], May 1993
No scale
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/24Plan of Woodland [page 158], May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Geology (Ref: D/X 1088/25-27)Ref: D/X 1088/25Diagram and copy showing Durham coalfield geology [page 124], May 1993
Scale: 8 km. to 2 cm. [1:400000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/26Diagram and copy of a simplified geological section, Cockfield to Horden [page 124], May 1993
No scale
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/27Diagram and copy of Durham coal seams [page 125], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 20.5 cm. x 28 cm., black ink)
Plans of Durham Coalfield showing employment and collieries in operation (Ref: D/X 1088/28-32)Ref: D/X 1088/28Diagram showing employment in the Durham coalfield for 1928, 1948 and 1988 [page 126], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/29Plan, and copy, of Durham coalfield showing collieries operating in 1942 [page 128], May 1993
Scale: 1.5 inches to 5 miles [1:211200]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/30Plan, and copy, of Durham coalfield showing collieries operating in 1962 [page 129], May 1993
Scale: 1.5 inches to 5 miles [1:211200]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/31Plan, and copy, of Durham coalfield showing collieries operating in 1982 [page 130], May 1993
Scale: 1.5 inches to 5 miles [1:211200]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/32Plan of Durham coalfield showing collieries operating in 1993 [page 131], May 1993
Scale: 1.5 inches to 5 miles [1:211200]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Uses and derivatives of coal (Ref: D/X 1088/33-34)Ref: D/X 1088/33Diagram comparing the amount of coal used by various markets pre 1914 and in 1990 [page 127], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/34Circular diagram showing derivatives of coal [page 127], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Brick and Tile Works (Ref: D/X 1088/35-37)Ref: D/X 1088/35Plan, and copy, showing brick, tile and pipe works, in the Durham coalfield [page 182], May 1993
No scale given
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 25.9 cm. x 42 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/36Drawing of a brick giving dimensions [page 182], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 18 cm.)
Ref: D/X 1088/37Diagram, and copy, showing the brick making process [page 181], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 27 cm. x 17 cm., black ink)
Coke and Chemical Works (Ref: D/X 1088/38-39)Ref: D/X 1088/38Diagram plan, and copy, of Randolph Coal and Chemical Plant [page 172], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 37 cm. x 31.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/39Flowchart, and copy, of Randolph Coke and Chemical Plant [page 173], May 1993
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm., black ink)
Iron Works (Ref: D/X 1088/40)Ref: D/X 1088/40Plan showing iron making in Durham [page 167], May 1993
No scale given
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Open-cast Mining (Ref: D/X 1088/41-42)Ref: D/X 1088/41Diagram, and copy, of surface mining in the Congburn Valley showing open- cast operations [page 175], 1945 - 1992
See: D/X1088/52 [page 175]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 20.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/42Diagram showing restoration after open-cast mining [page 179], May 1993
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 16 cm., black ink)
Waggonways (Ref: D/X 1088/43)Ref: D/X 1088/43Durham County Council Schools' Museum Service plan showing the waggonways of County Durham (copyright Early Wooden Railways by M.J.T. Lewis, 1970) [page 164], n.d. [May 1993]
No scale given
(1 paper)
Plans not used in the Text (Ref: D/X 1088/44-48)Ref: D/X 1088/44Plan, and copy, of Edmondsley showing the open-cast site near Nettlesworth and Daisy Hill, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 10 cm. [1:10000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/45Plan, and copy, of Evenwood, showing the site of the Randolph Coke Ovens and Chemical Works, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 4 cm. [1:25000]
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/46Plan of Spennymoor showing Tudhoe Ironworks, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 3.8 cm. [1:26316]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/47Plan of Tow Law, May 1993
Scale: 1 km. to 4 cm. [1:25000]
(1 sheet of tracing plastic, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., black ink)
Ref: D/X 1088/48Plan, and copy, of Tow Law and Crook, showing sites of coke ovens, benzole retorts, tar and fireclay works, May 1993
No scale given
(1 paper and 1 sheet of tracing plastic, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., black ink)
Miscellaneous Items (Ref: D/X 1088/49-56)Ref: D/X 1088/49An article on mining and coal utilisation in the South West Durham area [by M.G.C.W. Wheeler?], including details of the principal seams, estimated coal distribution, collieries abandoned before 1 January 1947, collieries working on 1 January 1947 amd collieries abandoned between 1947 and 1962, post 1962
(13 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/50Annotated list of collieries in Durham Division (no. 4 area of the National Coal Board) which were working on 1 January 1947, giving the date if the colliery had been abandoned up to 1968, [post 1968]
Also: a list of mines abandoned prior to 1 January 1947 with indication of their output, n.d.
(3 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/51Tables of colliery manpower from 1930 to 1975 including closure dates up to 1986 when applicable, n.d. [May 1993]
(6 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/52Copy of ordnance survey map of the Congburn Valley, shaded to show the open-cast sites in the valley with a label explaining that all the sites have been deep mined and open-casted; n.d. [May 1993]
No scale given
See D/X 1088/41
(2 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/53A short history of mining in the Evenwood area by Evenwood School, n.d. [1993]
(9 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/54Account of coke manufacture and by-product recovery at Randolph Coke and Chemical Company, Ltd., Evenwood, by Evenwood School, n.d. 1993
(9 papers)
Ref: D/X 1088/55Photocopy of a page from an unidentified article on the coke industry, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1088/56Copy of details of the saleable output of coal from Roddymoor colliery, giving output 1947 to 1963 in tonnage and output per man shift in face cwts., n.d. [post 1963]
(1 paper)
